10-12-2015, 09:35 AM
Quote:I guess one thing I might argue against those who are against electronic voting, is "Do you store money in a bank?" "Do you use online banking?" Because that is pretty much the same thing, isn't it? It has to be secure.
As previously mentioned, banking is not secret from the bank. Imagine if the bank needed to know what all the transactions were but not who posted them. This is the fundamental tug-of-war that makes evoting so difficult a problem to solve.
Computer assistance can be really helpful, though. Maybe we need a hybrid approach where we keep the visual inspection of the ID by a human, but then confirm your attendance on an electronic roll, then give you a paper ballot? That could reduce the number of people behind the table and speed things up like those self-serve cashier tills.